17/06/2013

Investigation Launched After Discovery Of Mother And Daughters Bodies

An investigation has been launched following the discovery of the bodies of a mother and daughter at their home in Co Kerry on Sunday evening.

According to the gardaí the bodies of a 27-year-old woman and 8-year-old girl where found at around 20:30 on Sunday at a house on Langford Downs. It is understood that the mother and daughter may have suffered a "violent death".

Gardaí have said that the woman, originally from Lithuania, was found in a downstairs room and the child upstairs.

The house has been sealed ahead of a forensic investigation.

Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have seen the woman in the past week to contact them.

(MH/CD)

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